It has recommended making all discretionary tax reliefs/expenditures only available at the standard 20 per cent rate in Budget 2019 and introducing a “minimum effective corporation tax rate”.It has also called for restoring the 13.5 per cent VAT rate for the accommodation sector as well as introducing a tax on empty houses and a site value tax on underdeveloped land. Social Justice Ireland is launching its budget submission on Tuesday morning.The think tank said the Government should equalise the excise duty on petrol diesel, which they say will yield €68 million in 2019, and increase tax on in-shop and online betting by 3 per cent.The organisation has called for an extra €1,250 million towards resources needed for an additional 90,000 social housing units. Their briefing also sets out €1,112million investment is needed for healthcare and disability services.It has recommended an increase of €6.50 a week on social welfare payments and an increase in direct provision payments.

Increase the dole at a time of near full employment!More money for health of course.800,000 people live in poverty...that's 1 in 5 or so!

The 800,000 (16.5%) comes from the 2016 Survey on Income and Living Conditions

Interesting that we are far from the worst in Europe on this measure, only 0.1% behind Germany and 0.4% behind Sweden. Is 1 in 6 at risk of poverty real or a matter of definition and how can the 'ordinary joe' tell?

It has recommended making all discretionary tax reliefs/expenditures only available at the standard 20 per cent rate in Budget 2019 and introducing a “minimum effective corporation tax rate”.It has also called for restoring the 13.5 per cent VAT rate for the accommodation sector as well as introducing a tax on empty houses and a site value tax on underdeveloped land. Social Justice Ireland is launching its budget submission on Tuesday morning.The think tank said the Government should equalise the excise duty on petrol diesel, which they say will yield €68 million in 2019, and increase tax on in-shop and online betting by 3 per cent.The organisation has called for an extra €1,250 million towards resources needed for an additional 90,000 social housing units. Their briefing also sets out €1,112million investment is needed for healthcare and disability services.It has recommended an increase of €6.50 a week on social welfare payments and an increase in direct provision payments.

Id agree with most of the items, except an increase in SW paymentsFor direct provision,giving the opportunity to work is better than handouts

_________________An increase in the number of paupers does not broaden the market. M. Kalecki

Saw this summit on the 9pm news...it was a full house and reminded me of the worst days of the Celtic tiger when every un-elected quango and it's dog had a say in policy and a subsequent piece of the pie

Speaking at the National Economic Dialogue event at Dublin Castle, Leo Varadkar said the Government's economic policy was based on six principles.......Representatives of community, voluntary and environmental groups, as well as business groups, unions, and research institutes, are attending.

Saw this summit on the 9pm news...it was a full house and reminded me of the worst days of the Celtic tiger when every un-elected quango and it's dog had a say in policy and a subsequent piece of the pie

Speaking at the National Economic Dialogue event at Dublin Castle, Leo Varadkar said the Government's economic policy was based on six principles.......Representatives of community, voluntary and environmental groups, as well as business groups, unions, and research institutes, are attending.

Ministers always say they are listening but in my experience, the mandarins get to paraphrase and filter the data and findings in briefing notes and minutes which are referred to when decisions are made and signatures placed. Therein lies real power.